tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4564277570960354470.post3396404008231773044..comments2024-03-04T03:28:33.591-05:00Comments on Tips from Chip: July Movie StatusChip Laryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00787403805554027107noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4564277570960354470.post-15424139742332908992015-08-06T18:33:04.929-04:002015-08-06T18:33:04.929-04:00It could be a while for World of Tomorrow to come ...It could be a while for World of Tomorrow to come somewhere that I can see it. It's Such a Beautiful Day was finally on Netflix streaming. I'll keep an eye out for it, though.<br /><br />In regards to Leviathan I think it goes back to expectations. I had heard a lot of good about it - to the point that it not winning the Oscar was a surprise. That didn't dissaude me, though, because I felt The Hunt was a lot better than winner The Great Beauty the year before.Chip Laryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00787403805554027107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4564277570960354470.post-43060773233952892472015-08-06T16:35:53.418-04:002015-08-06T16:35:53.418-04:00Fifty Shades of Grey I watched just to see what al...<br />Fifty Shades of Grey I watched just to see what all the fuss was about. Was decent, but the male lead's acting not great, I thought it ruined the chemistry between them. Agree Secretary (2002) was the better movie.<br /><br />If you enjoyed It’s Such a Beautiful Day (2012), you should check out his latest. World of Tomorrow (2015) (short) is my favorite film of 2015 so far.<br /><br />I liked Leviathan (2014) a little more than you. Agree it's heavy-handed in places, though the Russian humor kept me amused(the audience I saw it with were laughing quite a bit,which may have helped me enjoy it a tad more than if I saw the film by myself) Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09395044055566348346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4564277570960354470.post-51319270715915465952015-08-05T19:38:22.564-04:002015-08-05T19:38:22.564-04:00Hi there. Thanks. I responded on the post you li...Hi there. Thanks. I responded on the post you linked to in your comment.Chip Laryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00787403805554027107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4564277570960354470.post-89902006121541297382015-08-04T12:08:58.800-04:002015-08-04T12:08:58.800-04:00Yes, that's the one. And it's not just Ca...Yes, that's the one. And it's not just Cage as Superman that would have made it bad. In fact, in comparison that might have been one of the least strange things about it. How about Lex Luthor and Braniac in a two headed body? Or Superman wearing what is essentially a neon sign as a suit (lighted tubes running all along it)? Or Braniac fighting a polar bear that is guarding Superman's Fortress of Solitude? Or Superman fighting a giant spider? Or Braniac's head on a spider-like body?Chip Laryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00787403805554027107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4564277570960354470.post-86476475449883808292015-08-03T17:05:12.372-04:002015-08-03T17:05:12.372-04:00You saw a lot of interesting titles this month Chi...You saw a lot of interesting titles this month Chip. I really enjoy these brief reviews. I totally agree with your recommendations in lieu of '50 Shades of Grey.' I haven't seen '50 Shades,' but I saw all of the movies your recommended in lieu of.<br /><br />I am really interested in seeing the Superman Lives doc. Is that the one with Nic Cage? Oh that would have definitely been a trainwreck. msmariahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15486729990673366769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4564277570960354470.post-72007273445017060632015-08-02T20:49:11.633-04:002015-08-02T20:49:11.633-04:00In regards to the rating here, for the sake of sim...In regards to the rating here, for the sake of simplicity I established them at the beginning as only 3, 4, and 5 where 3 is recommended if it sounds interesting, 4 is highly recommended unless you hate something specific about it, and 5 is the highest recommendation - see it no matter what. Anything in between gets rounded down. I did this to try to make it as easy to understand as possible for whatever casual surfer might end up here.<br /><br />At the time I started this site these ratings also dovetailed with Netflix, which had only full number ratings from 1-5. I wasn't planning to review movies I disliked or hated - 2 stars and 1 star - hence my simple three ratings.<br /><br />In the years since, Letterboxd has come along and allows half star ratings. You still see some Letterboxd users with spikes on the whole numbers and nothing much on the halves because there used to be the ability to import all your Netflix ratings. I've since tried to go in and change a whole bunch of 2s to 2.5s and 3s to 3.5s. I have done 4s to 4.5s, too, but with the number of movies I've rated those don't really show up on the graph.<br /><br />Since I tend to write shorter-than-real-review blurbs on Letterboxd I often copy/paste those here for my monthly post and then make a few tweaks if my opinion has changed, or to shorten them. I also started using my Letterboxd ratings, including half star ones, in the monthly post since it is a summary.<br /><br />This is a long-winded way to say that My Favorite Year was always a 3.5 star film for me. I used the words "definitely recommend" instead of just "recommend" in the last paragraph of the review. I freely admit the word difference probably only means something to me and is missed by most everyone who reads it.Chip Laryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00787403805554027107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4564277570960354470.post-79430596654008302002015-08-02T20:15:51.450-04:002015-08-02T20:15:51.450-04:00I have a warm fuzzy for It Came from Outer Space, ...I have a warm fuzzy for It Came from Outer Space, since it's based on a Ray Bradbury story. He's called St. Ray in my house.<br /><br />I'm also pleased to see the .5 star bump for My Favorite Year.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.com